Monitoring and analysis of flooded litter on beach Sakarun in 2019./2020.

Cilj istraživanja koje je provedeno na plaži Sakarun na Dugom otoku je praćenje morskog makro otpada većeg od 2,5 cm. Prilikom provedbe istraživanja, korištena je metodologija koja je nastala kao rezultat projekta DeFishGear za Jadransko - jonsku regiju. Plaža Sakarun je odabrana kao lokacija za provedbu istraživanja jer spada u tipične krške plaže istočne obale Jadrana. Istraživanje je provedeno u studenom 2019. i u veljači 2020. godine. U tim terminima je provedeno skupljanje otpada u dva godišnja doba, a to su jesen i zima. Prikupljeni podaci analizirani su prema količini, sastavu i izvoru otpada sukladno kategorijama iz DeFishGear metodologije. Plaža je čista prema CCI indeksu, a dominantan materijal u cjelokupnoj količini otpada su umjetni polimerni materijali. Najznačajniji izvori otpada su loše gospodarenje otpadom, turizam i rekreacija.The aim of the research conducted on Sakarun beach on Dugi otok is to monitor marine macro waste larger than 2.5 cm. The methodology developed as result of the DeFishGear project for the Adriatic - Ionian region was used in conducting the research. Sakarun beach belongs to the typical karst beaches of the eastern Adriatic coast. The survey was conducted in November 2019 and in February 2020. Waste collection was carried out in two seasons, namely autumn and winter. The collected data were analysed according to the amount, composition and source of waste according to the categories from the DeFishGear methodology. The beach is clean according to the CCI index, and the dominant materials in the entire amount of waste are artificial polymeric materials. The most significant sources of waste are poor waste management, tourism and recreation